Seneca: Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter II
“It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.”
Reflection
Craving is a debt you charge yourself. Before the next purchase, promotion, or comparison, ask whether you are solving a need or feeding a wanting.
Source record
- Author
- Seneca
- Original source
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter II
- Original date
- c. 65 AD
- Edition used
- Trans. Richard M. Gummere, 1917 — public domain
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